Institute for Continuing Education

Women and Sleep

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Identify and discuss the sleep disorders that impact women more than men.
• Identify the physiologic phenomenon which make women’s sleep disorder unique.
• Describe some of the most important findings of the NSF’s Women’s Sleep Polls.

Course Information

Much has been written in the past ten years relating to the differences between sleep disorders and dysfunctions among men and women. This course, which presents both popular media and scientific perspectives, focuses on those differences. We hope you find the course both informative and entertaining—something education all too often is not. Enjoy!